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- 01. The [preliminary] results of our experiment look very encouraging, so we're quite excited.02. He struggled somewhat in the [preliminary] round of the tournament, but really started to come on in the semi-finals.03. The officials went through the required [preliminaries] of explaining the rules before the match began.04. [Preliminary] meetings suggest that there will be little trouble coming to an agreement.05. Based on the [preliminary] findings of the study, researchers now say that the disease is quite different from what they had originally suspected.06. The Jamaican sprinter dominated in the [preliminaries], but faltered somewhat in the final.07. She did a number of [preliminary] sketches before beginning the final painting.08. Following a [preliminary] diagnosis in his office, the doctor ordered a series of tests to be done on the patient.09. A [preliminary] report has been released, and the final report should be completed within about three months.10. A [preliminary] assessment suggests that the area may have significant oil deposits.11. After the usual [preliminaries], we got down to business.12. The great Italian painter Caravaggio made no [preliminary] drawings of his works; he painted directly on the canvas.13. [Preliminary] results show the Liberals leading in five ridings, and the Conservatives in one.14. Albert Pike once remarked that doubt is the essential [preliminary] of all improvement and discovery.15. Elias Lieberman once observed that in the lives of successful men and women, defeats have been but [preliminary] skirmishes on the high road to victory.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.